London, May 8 : A journal from HMS Beagle, the ship which Charles Darwin voyaged on, has fetched 97,250 pounds at an auction.

The journal was kept by a commanding officer on the ship, which was the vessel that Darwin used during some of his most important journeys that helped him form his evolution ideas.

The journal details the end of its first hydrographic surveying voyage to Patagonia in South America, reports The Telegraph.

Also on auction were 1930s photos of the royal visit of Princess Alice to Bahrain and Saudi Arabia.

Sotheby''s specialist Richard Fattorini said: "The visually stunning and historically important album sheds light on a turning point in Anglo-Saudi relations.

"Princess Alice''s trip was the first of its kind to the region and it coincided with the hugely important discovery of commercial quantities of oil in the region." (ANI)